Gram panchayat · Kalimela block · Malkangiri
Telerai gram panchayat
Telerai is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 6,343 people in 1,420 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Malkangiri assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 6,343
- Literacy
- 42.7%
- Area
- 43.7 km²
- LGD code
- 119946
Villages of Telerai
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telarai | 462 | 2,206 | 43.6% | 37% | 51% |
| Jakalgandi | 296 | 1,386 | 57.0% | 48% | 35% |
| Jabanpalli | 197 | 861 | 53.7% | 57% | 42% |
| Pedawara | 142 | 596 | 20.4% | 19% | 81% |
| Sudhakunta | 116 | 487 | 24.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Oramgura | 65 | 257 | 44.4% | 7% | 33% |
| Singabaram | 54 | 187 | 32.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Ambapadar | 35 | 144 | 29.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Kandalgura | 26 | 99 | 21.1% | 0% | 96% |
| Badapadar | 15 | 70 | 11.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Dayaltungi | 12 | 50 | 0.0% | 90% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Telerai
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,343
- 3,262 male · 3,081 female
- Households
- 1,420
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 42.7%
- below Kalimela block's villages (51.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 945
- below Kalimela block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,121
- 17.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,412
- 53.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,158 (34.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,536 (55.7%)
What the 3,412 workers did
- Cultivators862 (25.3%)
- Agricultural labourers51 (1.5%)
- Household industry5 (0.1%)
- Other work82 (2.4%)
- Marginal workers2,412 (70.7%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Telerai
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 44 km², 24% of it sown with crops and 41% forest.
Education
- Primary school10 of 11
- Middle school2 of 11
- Secondary school1 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes3 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 11
- Public bus0 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Ground Nuts (3), Til (3), Maize (2).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Kalimela block
- Badili
- Bhejangiwada
- Bhubanpalli
- Bodigetta
- Chintalwada
- Chitrangapalli
- Gompakunda
- Gumuka
- Kangurukunda
- Koimetla
- Lugel
- Maharajapalli
- Malavaram
- Mandapalli
- Manyamkunda
- Mottu
- Nalagunthi
- Pusuguda
- Tandbai
- Tigal
- Venkatapallam
- kALIMELA
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